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iain
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# Posted: 22 Jul 2008 18:45 · Edited by: iain
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Who wants to help Iain with his dissertation?
I have finished programming my masters project. Now I just need a squadron of volunteers to play with it, and then take a 30 second SURVEY.
http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/s0790125/mmaps/
-- the program is linked to there. There is a YouTube video with instructions (yes, you get to hear my voice). Don't forget to fill in the survey itself, where you can exalt the masterpiece of creation that is my masters project.
Thank you, squadron of volunteers!
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polson
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# Posted: 22 Jul 2008 19:59
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I did it! I don't know what the hell it is, but I did it!
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dierna
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# Posted: 22 Jul 2008 20:36
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I have no idea what a Mandelbrot is but I had a fun time playing with it!!! It's like a calidescope!  Way kewl program!! Now I have a new background on my desktop! 
And yes I fillled in the survey.
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iain
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# Posted: 22 Jul 2008 20:48
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Thank you, both...! I'm glad you liked it, and thanks for the surveys.
(As an aside - the program makes no attempt at explaining what in the world it's displaying - because there are already thousands of webpages out there which explain what the "Mandelbrot set" is, and most people aren't interested in the maths behind it...! If interested, Google/Wikipedia are your friends. But I imagine that your eyes will glaze over and you'll go "buhhhh"...  )
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hobbie
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# Posted: 22 Jul 2008 21:32
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It reminds me of this one song, you know the one I mean. 
Great stuff, though. Fractals ftw!
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christena
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# Posted: 22 Jul 2008 22:06
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twas fun! I think...*L*
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rpmobsession
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# Posted: 22 Jul 2008 23:38
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Mandelbrot set? What? My interest is piqued. I'll go take a look.
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rpmobsession
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# Posted: 23 Jul 2008 03:13
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The youtube instructional video isn't working for me. Is it just my computer?
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iain
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# Posted: 23 Jul 2008 06:54
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D'oh! I wonder what went wrong with the video. Here's the standard YouTube page itself, in case embedding it went wrong for some odd reason: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMCB4C_dVyI -- if YouTube works at all, that should work! 
(To make it easier to read, you may like to switch to the "High Quality" version, and view full screen. The embedded version automatically plays in high quality, and at a larger size than normal, for this reason.)
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bria
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# Posted: 23 Jul 2008 12:20
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I like the word "Mandelbrot". Especially when pronounced by English-speaking folk. I presume it's named after some scientist dude or something, because I really can't see any relation between almond bread and fractals.
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polson
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# Posted: 23 Jul 2008 14:59
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Iain sounds so PROPER, eh? I was like "That is so NOT Iain!" the whole time.
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shakeycat
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# Posted: 23 Jul 2008 16:13
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I think he'd be great narrating children's programs.
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iain
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# Posted: 23 Jul 2008 16:20
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Quoting: bria I like the word "Mandelbrot". Especially when pronounced by English-speaking folk. I presume it's named after some scientist dude or something
Yes! It's named after Benoît Mandelbrot - who is a professor at Yale.
(My Mum thought that "Julia sets" referred to some girl. I had to gently tell her that, no, they were named after Gaston Julia.)
Quoting: polson Iain sounds so PROPER, eh?
Why, thank you!
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demonvamp
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# Posted: 23 Jul 2008 16:57
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It reminded me of late nights watching the Open University. Iain, do you own a mustard jumper and horn-rimmed specs?
Saying that, fractals FTW. I had an odd experience with fractals once, involving that and a universal theorum...
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iain
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# Posted: 23 Jul 2008 17:41
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Quoting: shakeycat I think he'd be great narrating children's programs.
I shall use this as a backup job plan.
Quoting: demonvamp Iain, do you own a mustard jumper and horn-rimmed specs?
No - I dress all in black though. Does that help any?
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demonvamp
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# Posted: 23 Jul 2008 18:01
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Quoting: iain No - I dress all in black though. Does that help any?
Only if you also have a whiteboard and grow a beard
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bria
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# Posted: 23 Jul 2008 19:01
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Quoting: iain (My Mum thought that "Julia sets" referred to some girl. I had to gently tell her that, no, they were named after Gaston Julia.)
You should have confused her further by making up "Romeo" sets and offering a lengthy explanation as to why it is that they cannot be without each other.
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iain
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# Posted: 23 Jul 2008 20:04
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Quoting: demonvamp Only if you also have a whiteboard and grow a beard
Can we compromise at a whiteboard, and not bothering to shave every single day?
Quoting: bria You should have confused her further by making up "Romeo" sets and offering a lengthy explanation as to why it is that they cannot be without each other.
A rose by any other name... *scrunches up the flower in his hand* Doesn't. Smell. As. Sweet.
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master_chief
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# Posted: 23 Jul 2008 23:54
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I took the survey. I'd like to read your dissertation.
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mezoti
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# Posted: 24 Jul 2008 06:52
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do i get nandos now?
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mezoti
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# Posted: 25 Jul 2008 12:24
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yay you said i can have nando's! <3
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aeon
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# Posted: 26 Jul 2008 11:28
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*hands Svenyaigh some Mandelbrot with Butter and a gute Tasse Kaffee for a little Kränzchen*
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stevennorton
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# Posted: 5 Aug 2008 16:35
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It hurts my eyes =O but it's interesting. I filled out your survey Iain.
And he doesn't sound proper... he sounds British, like that should come as any surprise =P I'd probably sound quite proper, but believe me it's only because I'm Canadian...
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shoes
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# Posted: 8 Aug 2008 19:04 · Edited by: shoes
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It's fractals? Oooh... They are fascinating! Maths in nature! *investigates*
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polson
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# Posted: 8 Aug 2008 20:36
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You mean that kelidascope thingy is what math looks like?
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mezoti
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# Posted: 10 Aug 2008 17:08
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Yes.
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polson
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# Posted: 10 Aug 2008 21:49
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Why don't they sell it like that in school? The numbers really kind of make Math look terrifying and boring.
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